Re: [ARTIQ] Should we use StackExchange?
Joe, Why is this better than the mailing list? And why add another place to get support? On Sunday, August 13, 2017 05:10 PM, Joe Britton via ARTIQ wrote: - news and topics of community-wide interest (https://ssl.serverraum.org/lists/listinfo/artiq) The mailing list was never intended for news only, otherwise not every subscriber could post. Sébastien ___ ARTIQ mailing list https://ssl.serverraum.org/lists/listinfo/artiq
[ARTIQ] Should we use StackExchange?
Have you ever had ARTIQ questions that weren't quite covered in the official documentation? - How do I get data into Mathematica for offline analysis? - How do I get data into MATLAB/Mathematica for offline analysis? - How do I program a 2-dim scan and plot the results? - What configuration options are available for devices listed in device_db.py? - What devices are available for inclusion in device_db.py? Have you ever wondered how other research groups are deploying ARTIQ or asked questions like? - How do I extend ARTIQ to support a device in my lab? - Why are some device drivers in artiq/devices and some in artiq/firmware/libboard? - What's the best way to reuse code common in several similar experiments? To support discussions of this sort I propose using StackExchange as a medium for ARTIQ Q Proposed scope is discussion of best practices for deployment and writing ARTIQ Python programs. I've setup a pilot StackExchange site where we can decide if this is something of interest to ARTIQ users. https://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/113150/artiq?referrer=B5MvthzU--YSYKc3cy0s1g2 If you like this idea please click Follow. From what I can tell on-boarding of new StackExchange communities (eg artiq.stackexchange.com) uses a social engineering algorithm of sorts. It starts off by asking the community do discuss type and scope of questions it site would address -- current stage. If there's sufficient interest the algorithm permits users to answer the proposed questions. In time the site may in time graduate to become a full-fledged stackexchange.com community. If not enough people take interest the site goes away. Context: Just as github Issues have proved popular for discussing new ARTIQ features, I'm hopeful that StackExchange can increase community engagement. The StackExchange Q is meant to compliment but not duplicate the following existing resources. - authoritative ARTIQ documentation (https://github.com/m-labs/artiq/tree/master/doc) - bug reports (https://github.com/m-labs/artiq/issues) - discussion of new features (https://github.com/m-labs/artiq/issues) - news and topics of community-wide interest (https://ssl.serverraum.org/lists/listinfo/artiq) Thanks everyone for your consideration. Cheers. -Joe ___ ARTIQ mailing list https://ssl.serverraum.org/lists/listinfo/artiq
